Overview
This Senior Financial Analyst role focuses on workforce planning, operating expense analysis, and financial modeling. The position requires a strong understanding of financial principles and experience collaborating with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to drive performance and outcomes. Responsibilities include supporting the financial planning process, analyzing and presenting business results, and continuously improving processes.
The role offers a hybrid work option for candidates local to the Danvers, MA headquarters or fully remote work for those residing in the Eastern Time Zone. Candidates must be able to work and attend meetings during Eastern work hours.
Compensation Range: $95,000 - $115,000
Additional Compensation: Eligible for performance bonus
Note: The final salary offer will be based on education, training, certifications, experience, and other relevant factors.
Responsibilities
- Expand FTE and contractor actual versus plan reconciliations and enhance headcount and benefits reporting capabilities.
- Document processes and workflows; recommend and implement improvements to increase efficiency.
- Create monthly operating expense views comparing actuals to benchmarks for business unit leaders, functional areas, and project teams.
- Provide explanations and insights into financial risks and opportunities.
- Support annual budget and quarterly forecast activities at company, business unit, and product levels.
- Partner with stakeholders to develop bottoms-up plans aligned with top-down guidelines.
- Manage planning cycle applications, including maintenance of input templates, models, and reports/dashboards.
- Design, build, and maintain interactive, user-friendly dashboards tracking financial and operational KPIs.
- Automate report packages to reduce manual efforts, transitioning from Excel reports to dynamic business intelligence tools.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
- 5-7 years of experience in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
- 1-3 years of experience in workforce planning and operating expenses preferred.
- At least 3 years of experience supporting executive-level business partners and presenting financial reports and dashboards to leadership.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with strong attention to detail.
- Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookups, functions).
- Ability to extract data from financial systems into Excel or other analytical tools.
- Experience with financial software (e.g., Planful) and business intelligence tools (e.g., Power BI).
- Self-starter capable of prioritizing and managing multiple projects in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Location
- Hybrid work option available for candidates local to Danvers, MA.
- Remote work available for candidates residing in the Eastern Time Zone.
- Must be able to work and attend meetings during Eastern work hours.
Equal Opportunity Statement
The employer is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect and equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Accommodations are available upon request for candidates with disabilities during the employment process.